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Corporate Finance Jobs: Cozy Careers, But Bad “Plan B” Options

Mergers and Inquisitions

Treasury: Focus on cash flow rather than Net Income and the Income Statement ; forecast the company’s cash flow needs and set up the equity or debt required to get the necessary cash in place; invest the company’s short-term cash to earn something on it and handle foreign exchange (FX) rate and other types of hedging.

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Fixed Income Research: The Overlooked Younger Brother of Equity Research?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Partially, it’s an issue of accessibility: Everyone understands what happens to the stock price if a company beats earnings… …but few people understand what it means if a company is set to violate a debt covenant on page 214 of its credit agreement. the appropriate debt vs. equity mix, and additional capital needs over the next few quarters.

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2023 Third Quarter Review & Commentary

FineMark

What we didn’t anticipate was the government liquidity cannons firing in response to three bank failures: Signature, Silicon Valley Bank, and First Republic. Additionally, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) was drained to tamp down high energy prices, an action that is, effectively, a transfer payment provided by the government.

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